issues archive

August

• Emerging Risks in Renewable Energy: A Brief Overview of Solar, Wind, BESS, and Hydro Trends in Latin America
  

  by Contributed Content

• DOD Backs Offshore Wind Project Near California Space Force Base
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hydropower Plant in Norway Partly Collapses Due to Floods
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• First Phase of 100-GW China Hydro/Solar Project Enters Service
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE, Toshiba Join to Support Japan’s Offshore Wind Sector
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Saudi Group Set to Build 10-GW Wind Farm in Egypt
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• New Tech Highlights Innovation, Spurs Growth in Wind Energy
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NYISO Picks Transmission Project for Offshore Wind
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Duke Energy to Shed 3.4-GW Unregulated Renewable Business Segment in $2.8B Deal
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Norwegian Group Promotes 20 Areas for Offshore Wind Development
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hitachi, Quanta Will Build Major U.S. Transmission Line
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Group: More Than 51 GW of U.S. Offshore Wind in Pipeline
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, and FDR: Big Players in U.S. Hydropower History
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DTE Energy Boosts Renewable Energy Portfolio with Major Michigan Wind Farm
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Developer Plans Two Offshore Wind Projects Using 18-MW Turbines
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

February

• Pioneering U.S. Wave Energy Power Plant Unveiled
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Large Solar-Plus-Storage Project Underway in California Desert
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Dedicates Funding for Up to Seven EGS Geothermal Pilot Demonstrations
  

  by Sonal Patel

January

• Vattenfall Will Build 1.3-GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Finland
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Pioneering U.S. Wave Energy Power Plant Unveiled
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Construction Underway on South Dakota’s Largest Solar Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• Major Energy Players Seal Big Deals for Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vattenfall Will Build 1.3-GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Finland
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hitachi Energy Will Modernize HVDC System, Boost Delivery of Canadian Hydropower to U.S.
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• NRG Energy to Sell Texas Nuclear Plant Stake to Constellation in $1.75B Power Move
  

  by Sonal Patel

• France Chooses Site for Two New EPR Nuclear Units
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Framatome’s Accident-Tolerant Fuel Completes First Cycle at U.S. Nuclear Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• X-Energy, Dow Unveil Texas Site for ARDP Nuclear Demonstration
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Finnish Group Touts Nuclear Reactor for District Heating
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NRC Completes Safety Review for Kairos Nuclear Test Reactor Within 18 Months
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• The Future Looks Bright for Nuclear Power—Dare We Use the ‘R’ Word Again?
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Global Commitments Bolster Romanian NuScale Nuclear Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Oklo’s Next Two Nuclear Power Plants Planned for Southern Ohio
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• X-energy and Dow Will Deploy a 320-MWe Xe-100 Nuclear Facility at Gulf Coast Site
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Olkiluoto 3 Finally Online in Finland; Germany Closes Last Three Nuclear Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vogtle Unit 3 Generates Electricity, Connects to Power Grid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• Why Constellation Energy, a Nuclear-Heavy Giant, Is Primed for Power Futurity
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Hot Functional Testing Begins on Unit 4 at Vogtle Nuclear Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• BWRX-300 Becomes First SMR to Clear Two Phases of Canadian Nuclear Design Review
  

  by Sonal Patel

February

• What Will a Fusion Power Plant Look Like?
  

  by Aaron Larson

• GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Gets Another Win
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Centrus Completes Construction, Initial Testing of HALEU Demonstration Cascade
  

  by Sonal Patel

August

• Hydrogen Pilot Validates Fuel-Blending Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hydrogen Production, SMRs Touted for Virginia Data Center Hub
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• J-Class Gas Turbines Arrive at IPP Renewed, Milestone for Giant Utah Cavern Hydrogen Hub Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• U.S. DOE Releases Report for Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
  

  by Contributed Content

• Hydrogen Pilot Validates Fuel-Blending Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Integration of Hydropower and Hydrogen Gains Momentum
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• 500-MW Hydrogen Power Plant Planned in Arkansas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hydrogen Blending Project Commissioned on New Jersey Gas Turbine Unit
  

  by Aaron Larson

• U.S. DOE Releases Report for Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
  

  by Contributed Content

May

• Successful Test of Hydrogen in Gas Turbine Driving a Natural Gas Compressor in Germany
  

  by Sonal Patel

• 500-MW Hydrogen Power Plant Planned in Arkansas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Maryland Microgrid Will Produce Hydrogen for County’s Transit Fleet
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Solar Power/Hydrogen Project Underway in DRC
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Offshore Wind and Green Hydrogen Offer Great Opportunities for Gulf Coast States
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Successful Test of Hydrogen in Gas Turbine Driving a Natural Gas Compressor in Germany
  

  by Sonal Patel

March

• Green Hydrogen: Businesses Should Know the Potential, and the Risks
  

  by Blanca Berreguete

• Entergy Picks EPC Team for Massive Hydrogen-Capable CCGT Project in Texas
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Energy Sustainability: The Emerging and Effective Use of Hydrogen
  

  by Nishant Tiwary

February

• Six Major Electric Utilities Join Forces to Pursue a Southeastern Hydrogen Hub
  

  by Sonal Patel

• European Project Launches to Demonstrate High-Volume Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustion
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Ammonia Gas Turbine Combustion Has Economic Potential, GE-IHI Study Suggests
  

  by Sonal Patel

August 31

• NERC Identifies Energy Policy as Key Risk to Grid Reliability Amid Evolving Challenges
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Arizona Site Will Host Long-Duration Energy Storage Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• U.S. Air Force Selects Fast Microreactor for Nuclear Power Pilot
  

  by Sonal Patel

August 24

• Quebec Utility Mulls Restart of Mothballed Nuclear Reactor
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Nuclear Power, Electrification, and Carbon-Free Fuel Are Key to INL Achieving Net-Zero by 2031
  

  by Aaron Larson

• NERC Identifies Energy Policy as Key Risk to Grid Reliability Amid Evolving Challenges
  

  by Sonal Patel

August 17

• J-Class Gas Turbines Arrive at IPP Renewed, Milestone for Giant Utah Cavern Hydrogen Hub Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Quebec Utility Mulls Restart of Mothballed Nuclear Reactor
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• AEP Sells 1.4-GW Unregulated Contracted Renewables Portfolio to Invenergy-Led Consortium
  

  by Sonal Patel

August 10

• Two Big Nuclear Regulatory Milestones for Idaho NuScale SMR Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• J-Class Gas Turbines Arrive at IPP Renewed, Milestone for Giant Utah Cavern Hydrogen Hub Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Could SCR Catalyst Technology Adoption Be a Roadmap for Power Plants Seeking Economical and Efficient CO2 Point-Source Solutions?
  

  by Contributed Content

August 3

• POWERnews [August 3, 2023]
  

  by Aaron Larson

July 27

• Emissions Rules Could Target More Gas-Fired Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hydrogen Offers a ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity’ This Decade for Innovative Companies
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Framatome’s Accident-Tolerant Fuel Completes First Cycle at U.S. Nuclear Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 20

• Three More BWRX-300 SMRs Planned for Canada’s Darlington Site
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Emissions Rules Could Target More Gas-Fired Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE, Toshiba Join to Support Japan’s Offshore Wind Sector
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 13

• Estrella del Mar III, a Visionary Floating Power Plant, Is POWER’s Plant of the Year
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Three More BWRX-300 SMRs Planned for Canada’s Darlington Site
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Mitsubishi Turbines Will Power New 1.6-GW Uzbekistan Gas-Fired Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 6

• Siemens Energy Investigating Dark Web Ransomware Claim
  

  by Sonal Patel

• POWER’s 2023 Plant of the Year: Estrella del Mar III
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Officials Give Green Light for Major U.S. Offshore Wind Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• CBO Scopes Out Pros and Cons of a Carbon Tax
  

  by POWER

• Turmoil, Confusion Continues at the National Labor Relations Board
  

  by POWER

• Master Limited Partnerships: Useful Tool or Green Finance Gimmick?
  

  by POWER

May

• A Novel Managerial Challenge: Decommissioning Coal
  

  by POWER

• The CIP Merry-Go-Round: Say So Long to Version 4, Hello to Version 5?
  

  by POWER

• What Is Holding Back Offshore Wind?
  

  by POWER

March

• NLRB Overturns Dues Precedent, Faces Court Challenge
  

  by POWER

• Value: One of the Most Confounding Propositions We Face
  

  by POWER

• Mexico’s Power Sector Attracts New Investors
  

  by POWER

January

• Outage Management with an Owner’s Engineer
  

  by POWER

• Coal Ash Recycling Stalls During Regulatory Struggle
  

  by POWER

• Terror Threat to Grid Is Real, Says Suppressed Study
  

  by POWER

November

• Clean Air Rules: Unintended Consequences Generator?
  

  by POWER

• Whistleblower Heartaches, Headaches and Heads Ups
  

  by POWER

• Financing U.S. Renewable Energy Projects in a Post-Subsidy World
  

  by POWER

September

• NERC Cyber Security Rules: Evolution or Brownian Motion?
  

  by POWER

• Rare Earths: China Strikes Back
  

  by POWER

• Helpful Tips When Terminating an Employee
  

  by POWER

July

• Uranium and Nuclear Fuel: No Bottlenecks Ahead
  

  by POWER

• Cyber Threats to SCADA Systems Are Real
  

  by POWER

• PwC: Big Demand Meets Tight Money in Power’s Future
  

  by POWER

May

• The Future of Renewable Energy Finance
  

  by POWER

• Leveraging State Clean Energy Funds
  

  by POWER

• End Game for Rare Earth Dispute?
  

  by POWER

March

• A Year of Fukushima’s Economic Fallout
  

  by POWER

• Investing in Information to Respond to a Changing Climate
  

  by POWER

• Buying and Selling Energy Trading Portfolios
  

  by POWER

August

• Monitoring and Treatment of Closed-Loop Cooling Water Systems
  

  by POWER

• FERC Adopts ‘Historic’ Reforms to Ease Nationwide Generation Interconnection Backlog
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Empty Space—Navigating the Void of Pore Space Regulation in Texas
  

  by Contributed Content

July

• A Long Time Coming: Rawhide Unit 1 Is Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year
  

  by Aaron Larson

• UK Restarts Coal-Fired Units as Temperatures, Power Demand Rise
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• UK Won’t Keep Contingency Coal-Fired Units Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Understanding Ultrasonic Examination in the Power Industry
  

  by Contributed Content

• A Long Time Coming: Rawhide Unit 1 Is Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Dynamic Innovation in Power Sector Digitalization
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• EPA Projects Final ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ Will Result in 14 GW of Coal Retirements
  

  by Sonal Patel

• EPA Moves to Significantly Tighten Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Enduring Value: Entergy’s More Than 100-Year-Old Story
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• China Approves 106 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• India Commissions First Supercritical Coal Plant Equipped with Air-Cooled Condenser
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New Coal-Fired Unit Operating at Zimbabwe’s Largest Thermal Power Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• 2022 Set a Global Record for Coal Generation
  

  by Sonal Patel

• China Approves 106 GW of New Coal-Fired Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Indonesia Begins Carbon Trading Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Are We Headed for a Reliability Train Wreck?
  

  by Michelle Bloodworth

• 2022 Set a Global Record for Coal Generation
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Group Says China Will Add 70 GW of Coal- and Gas-Fired Generation in 2023
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• U.S. Coal Plant Closures Continue, While China Rapidly Builds More
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• China Breaks Ground on Massive 16-GW Solar, Wind, Coal Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Biden Administration Rolls Out ‘Durable’ WOTUS Definition in Final Rule
  

  by Sonal Patel

December

• Understanding Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficiency
  

  by POWER

• NERC Warns of Tight Generation Resources, Fuel Supply Issues This Winter
  

  by Sonal Patel

• U.S. Coal Plant Closures Continue, While China Rapidly Builds More
  

  by Darrell Proctor

August

• Emissions Rules Could Target More Gas-Fired Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• J-Class Gas Turbines Arrive at IPP Renewed, Milestone for Giant Utah Cavern Hydrogen Hub Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Vernova Building New 1.35-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Nigeria
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Iberdrola Finalizes $6 Billion Deal to Sell Mexico Gas-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Mitsubishi Turbines Will Power New 1.6-GW Uzbekistan Gas-Fired Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Estrella del Mar III, a Visionary Floating Power Plant, Is POWER’s Plant of the Year
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• New York Group Acquiring More Than 2.1 GW of Texas Gas-Fired Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Judge Rules Montana Gas-Fired Plant Can Move Forward, While Landmark Climate Case Begins
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Iberdrola Finalizes $6 Billion Deal to Sell Mexico Gas-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

May

• GE H-Class Turbines Powering Two New Gas Plants in Brazil
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• New York Group Acquiring More Than 2.1 GW of Texas Gas-Fired Capacity
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Invests Heavily in Improving Gas Turbine Repair Processes and Combustor Performance
  

  by Aaron Larson

April

• Protecting Gas Turbines from High Temperatures, Humidity, and Dust
  

  by Contributed Content

• Montana Judge Cancels Air Permit for Gas-Fired Power Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Successful Test of Hydrogen in Gas Turbine Driving a Natural Gas Compressor in Germany
  

  by Sonal Patel

March

• First LNG-Fired CCGT Unit Begins Operation at JERA’s Giant Modernized Gas Plant in Japan 
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Entergy Picks EPC Team for Massive Hydrogen-Capable CCGT Project in Texas
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Ammonia Gas Turbine Combustion Has Economic Potential, GE-IHI Study Suggests
  

  by Sonal Patel

February

• TVA Will Build Gas-Fired Plant to Replace Coal-Fired Units
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• First LNG-Fired CCGT Unit Begins Operation at JERA’s Giant Modernized Gas Plant in Japan 
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Texas Utility Will Add More Peaking Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• NET Power Consolidates Business to Gear Up for Allam Cycle Power Plant Deployment
  

  by Sonal Patel

• TVA Will Build Gas-Fired Plant to Replace Coal-Fired Units
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Renewable Natural Gas Projects Announced for South Dakota, Florida
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• Siemens Energy Seals Deal for Hydrogen-Ready Coal-to-Gas Switch
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New CPV Gas-Fired Power Plant Will Include Carbon Capture
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Releases New Option to Cut Emissions on Its Mobile Gas Turbines
  

  by Aaron Larson

August

• Power to the People: Microgrid Gives Community Control of Its Energy
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• TECO Achieves Highly Reliable Power Grid Service with Advanced Technology
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Pairing Solar with Linear Generators Yields a Revolutionary C&I Energy Solution
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Estrella del Mar III, a Visionary Floating Power Plant, Is POWER’s Plant of the Year
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dania Beach Clean Energy Center: A Vital Power Resource for Southeast Florida
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Hydrogen Pilot Validates Fuel-Blending Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Dynamic Innovation in Power Sector Digitalization
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dutch Officials Set Funding for Nuclear Power Program
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• A Long Time Coming: Rawhide Unit 1 Is Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• Fusion Energy Reaches Prime Time
  

  by Thomas W. Overton

• Europe Ramps Renewables, Looks for New Gas to Reduce Reliance on Russia
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Searching for Advanced Nuclear Power Technology? Look to Idaho
  

  by Aaron Larson

April

• India Eyes Major Expansion of Nuclear Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Successful Test of Hydrogen in Gas Turbine Driving a Natural Gas Compressor in Germany
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The Future Looks Bright for Nuclear Power—Dare We Use the ‘R’ Word Again?
  

  by Aaron Larson

March

• A Complex Landscape for the Future of Combined Heat and Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New Technologies, New Sites Supporting Growth of Energy Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Deployment of Carbon Capture Technology Likely to Explode in Coming Years
  

  by Aaron Larson

February

• New Rules, Incentives Shaping Solar-Plus-Storage Market
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Why Constellation Energy, a Nuclear-Heavy Giant, Is Primed for Power Futurity
  

  by Sonal Patel

• What Will a Fusion Power Plant Look Like?
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• Grid Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Projects Thrive, Workforce and Supply Chain Issues Continue in 2023
  

  by Aaron Larson

• 10 Near-Term Global Power Sector Trends
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Power Sector Seeks Solutions for Supply Chain Issues
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• Hybrids Combine Technologies to Enhance Electricity Production
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Nuclear Power Is Finally Poised to Ramp Up Again in Japan
  

  by Aaron Larson

• THE BIG PICTURE: Global Coal-to-Gas Switching
  

  by Sonal Patel